How to make Great Turkeys on The Big Easy Oil less Fryer.

[Okie Sawbones]

My Cajun in-laws cook their possums in one as well. Do you save this for your turkey only, or do you cook your possums in it as well? :twisted:

Seriously, I have seen these around and often wondered if it was a gimmick or a real item. I guess you straightened me out on that! How easy is it to check the temp, ie, do you have to take it out and use a thermapen, or can you check it while in the cooker?

 

[Happy Hapgood]

My Cajun in-laws cook their possums in one as well. Do you save this for your turkey only, or do you cook your possums in it as well? :twisted:

Seriously, I have seen these around and often wondered if it was a gimmick or a real item. I guess you straightened me out on that! How easy is it to check the temp, ie, do you have to take it out and use a thermapen, or can you check it while in the cooker?

I used to use the supplied thermometer. Now I just stick a Maverick ET 732 probe in the thickest part of the breast. Really easy. I also wear a BBQ glove and check it in place when using the Thermapen.

Have not done a possum yet but the dillas are to die for!

 

[Okie Sawbones]

I used to use the supplied thermometer. Now I just stick a Maverick ET 732 probe in the thickest part of the breast. Really easy. I also wear a BBQ glove and check it in place when using the Thermapen.

Have not done a possum yet but the dillas are to die for!

Dilla is possum on the half shell. Cool. I have two Mavericks, so that will work. Thanks.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

PS, That wire mesh lid does get hot. Watch out.

 

[AClarke44]

PS, That wire mesh lid does get hot. Watch out.

I will second that. And I found out the hard way. I mean it looks like a lid. It will mess with your brian. Just make sure you wear gloves when you go out to check anything. That way you'll already have them on when you decide, hey I'm gonna take the mesh top off a sec to admire the color I'm getting. That top hurts like a SOB if you try and bare hand it like I have done......:shocked: Oh and I've done it more than once.....:crazy:

 

[Okie Sawbones]

I will second that. And I found out the hard way. I mean it looks like a lid. It will mess with your brian...

Wow! Man I hate it when someone messes with my brian. :razz: :heh:

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Wow! Man I hate it when someone messes with my brian. :razz: :heh:

It's even worse when it's your kevin. :tsk:

 

[htrisna]

I found that using my thermoworks K probes Stoker, they get all confused and reads all weird. Some huge 600F temp and sometimes negative number.

Maybe because the probes are long and it's also reading the infrared energy from the wall hitting the exposed stems.

So I go by color and thermapen it occasionally.

 

[Titch]

How would one of these do a leg of lamb I wonder

 

[viking72]

How would one of these do a leg of lamb I wonder

That's just wrong!

Later,
Doug

 

[IamMadMan]

PS, That wire mesh lid does get hot. Watch out.

Is that a lid?

I thought it was a hat to keep the aliens from reading your brain waves... LOL

 

[Big George's BBQ]

These birds look Great I may have to try this thing

 

[AClarke44]

Wow! Man I hate it when someone messes with my brian. :razz: :heh:

Lovely, and it's too late to edit now. I guess that's what happens when you do 95% of your posts are from a cell phone that likes to think it knows what you wanna say better than you.....:tsk:

:biggrin1:

 

[Happy Hapgood]

How would one of these do a leg of lamb I wonder

I've done beef roast in mine. It was OK but I have better results with a smoker. Lot's of folks use them for all kinds of meat. I just do turkeys and chickens.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Took about 3 hours.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

 

[Happy Hapgood]

 

[Okie Sawbones]

Does it crisp the skin? Sure looks good.

 

[Happy Hapgood]

Does it crisp the skin? Sure looks good.

It does but not real hard.

 

[Stingerhook]

Fantastic looking bird.